Saturday, April 18, 2009

Pitching Staff Explosion

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Every pitching staff is going to have a rough 10 game patch during the course of a season. It just sucks, and to me is worrisome, that it's coming to start this season.

As much as I hate the saying, because it infuriates me, it is a "marathon, not a sprint". 10 games out of 162 with a 4-6 record is nothing to give up on, and I'm not giving up. I'm just venting my frustration.

For one thing, April's an historically crappy month for the Phillies. It'd be nice to start out hot just once, but why start now?

And for another...I don't think they've played too many games where baseball was the actual focus. The Colorado series, maybe. First there was the Opening Night hoopla, then there was the Ring Ceremony. Then Harry died. Throw in a rainout and there have just been too many other things going on. I think things will begin to turn around when the team can start concentrating on baseball. I just hope that happens soon.

I understand it's only 10 games out of a 162 game season, but nearly the entire pitching staff is crap right now, and that my friends is cause for alarm. Myers looks okay, and I'll add Eyre and possibly Blanton to that mix, but the rest are simply not good enough right now, and as a collective group that will lead to long losing streaks if most of them don't right themselves.

i need the phils to start winning some games, because the NHL playoffs are killing me. i'm not sure what game the refs want the flyers to play, but it definitely isn't hockey. might be soccer, i see lots of the pens rolling around the ice in pain